noun

  1. punctuation, pause, juncture.
  2. end, (place to) stop.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
区切り くぎり
 
句切り くぎり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る セツ サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)